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Important Dates & Instructions

For Law Enforcement Departments (Minnesota)

  • Please stop distributing vouchers immediately.
  • Collect any remaining vouchers from officers and staff.
  • The State of Minnesota grant remains active, but only covers repair reimbursements—not administrative or staff costs. We are working with the state on next steps.

For Auto Repair Shops (Minnesota)

  • Lights On! will honor and reimburse vouchers redeemed through July 31, 2025.
  • Submit all repair invoices by August 5, 2025.
  • Vouchers redeemed after July 31, 2025 will not be eligible for reimbursement.

For National Law Enforcement Partners

  • Per our MOU, we are providing 30 days’ notice. We recommend pausing the distribution of vouchers immediately.
  • However, you may continue to distribute vouchers through August 18, 2024.
  • We will reimburse repair shops for vouchers redeemed until August 31, 2025.

For National Auto Repair Shops

  • We will honor and reimburse valid vouchers for repairs through August 31, 2025.
  • Submit all repair invoices by September 5, 2025.
  • Invoices submitted after this date cannot be processed for reimbursement.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

We are pausing program operations due to an unsustainable financial model. Demand for the program has grown beyond our current funding capacity, especially without adequate resources to support staffing and administration costs.

We hope not. Our board is committed to working on a new operational model that will allow Lights On! to continue the program in Minnesota and with our national partners. Our board is working over the next 90 days to evaluate how Lights On! can continue under a new and sustainable operational model.

  • Law enforcement agencies should collect and hold any unused vouchers. We will provide updates after the 90-day review.
  • Auto repair shops should continue to submit eligible invoices before the deadlines. Any repairs completed after the deadline will not be reimbursed.

That grant remains active and will continue to reimburse repair costs for eligible repairs through the term of the grant, June 2026. The grant as its written today only reimburses Lights On! for repair costs and voucher fees. It does not cover staffing or administrative expenses. The grant alone is not enough for us to continue program operations in the state of Minnesota.

Yes! We are continuing our granting work. In 2025, 10 partner agencies will each receive $10,000 to support individuals of potential in their communities.

Law enforcement partners can reach out to:  Lights On! CEO – John Harrington – jmh@microgrants.net or Lights On! Vice President – Sherman Patterson – Sherman@microgrants.net

Auto Shops can reach out to business director, Terri Hunter, terri@microgrants.net

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MicroGrants is the parent organization of Lights On! Our mission is to give a boost to motivated people on their journey to economic self-sufficiency. By providing cash, not loans, we meet the immediate needs of low-income individuals on their quest to start a business, finish their education, or acquire transportation for their job.

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